Two arrested in home invasion

STACY LANGLEY

Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 7, 2006

BAD AXE  The house doors were locked, but that apparently wasnt enough to stop the culprits who, according to police reports from the Huron County Sheriffs Office, kicked in a side door to the garage and then entered the 8086 Geiger Road home shortly after 5 p.m. Friday.

Two men were arrested Friday and remained lodged in the Huron County Jail Saturday as they await arraignment on charges. The female homeowner, Kristi Krohn, was inside the house when the 20-year-old suspect from Gagetown kicked the garage entry door in.

The Gagetown man, along with an 18-year-old suspect from Cass City, then reportedly began knocking aggressively on the door leading to the home from the garage, causing Krohn to become concerned.

Police reports indicate she called her husband, Chuck Krohn, to report the suspicious activity. He told his wife he was nearby and to hide in the bathroom until he arrived.

Kristi Krohn told police she looked out her bedroom and could see the two men in the kitchen. When she asked the men what they were doing, they responded but then fled from the home.

Chuck Krohn told police that as he pulled into his driveway a green Pontiac Grand Am with two females and two males inside was attempting to pull out of the driveway. When Krohn questioned the occupants of the vehicle about why they were at the home, one of the suspects took off on foot into the nearby woods.

Krohn called police who apprehended one male suspect in the woods. Two females involved were questioned and later released by police.

The suspects also are believed to be involved in the theft of a safe owned by Jeremy M. Haag. The safe, along with a Playstation 2, games and a flashlight were reportedly taken from a home located at 9310 Kilmanagh Road.

Reports indicate the Gagetown suspect claimed he was looking for a friends home who owed him money when he stopped at Krohns.